New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-13
LADIES' OPPOSED TO MINED SCHOOLS

THE HEALTH ASSOCIATION sTRAYs INTO DISCUS
SION on COLORED CHILDREN.
The Ladies' Health Protective Association held a
largely attended meeting in the parors of Mrs. Fay
Pearce No. East Thirty first, yesterday afternoon.
The special subjects for discussion we're the Cullen
manure bill at Albany, and the present system OF
street cleaning There was a unanimous feeling that
the manure I'LL was dead as gate post and 1t was
decided to drop all future discussion OF the topic as
needless As to the evils OF the streetceaning system
ali action as deferred to the next meeting order to
ace if Commissioner Coleman il reGppointed.
A clipping from TIE TRIBUNE OF April 2. contain
inc a surr' ston that the city should furnish proper
ASH cans at the expense OF the propery-owners who
should be compelled 10 use them was favorably dis
cussed and it determined to send the clipping to
the Street Cleaning Commissioner and also to Prcs-
deut Bayes, of the Board of Health, with request
that the sugs eston be adopted
When ON April the association sent to Mayor
Hewitt memorial suggesting changes in the present
method Of cleaning the streets, copies OF the memorial
were forwarded to Commissioner Coleman and to Pres
idcnt Bnylcs. Letters from these two officials
read by Mrs Pearce, who is chairman OF tho Com
mittee on Street Cleaning. -
A discussion not down on the programme followed
hard upon the report Of Miss julia Thomas the chair
man of the Committee on Physical Culture. At the
last meeting of the association Miss Thomas
selected visit the public schools and investigate tho
system of physical training used She is enthusiast
on the subject What she she was to report upon
and memorial to be laid by the association be-
fore the Board Of Education embodyng any reforms
needed The system of physical training used IN the
public schools for girls excited strong opposition IN
Miss Thomas. SO far from benetna the children, she
said il tended to contract their chests 10 emphasize
her views Miss Thomas brought before the association
little yearold girl wh0 attends the public school
in Twenty -cignthst.. and made her go through the
motions used in the school, The ladies' watched little
KATY whose mother is a cook in the family of Miss
Thomas ana the conclusion reached Was strong that
the present system was wholly inefficient. Miss
Thomas spoke strongly on the subject In detailing
her experiences at the various schools Miss Thomas
said that she had encountered strong feeling OF ds
content among teachers and pupils IN mixed public
schools because of the presence OF ccloed cnidren
Pupils made trouble because they had to sit in the
classes with Them and teachers taught them with re-
pugnance The speakers remarks were greeted with
silence at first Then member who bat next to Mrs.
E. j. Sparxs the president, said with emphasis:
declare that bolitionst ana nv father was before
me but think that permits black and white children
mnge together is outrage on the white children
There was hum of approval which followed this
ken confession OF opinion IL was quickly 1ol-
lowed by other remarks OF n similar nature.
think - said one member, " that the governing
classes ough to rule aud the white people the gov
ernng classes"
II am opposed to mixed schools on the ground of
he .th" said another, true to her principles think
the odor from colored children Is not healthy to white
children" - -,
I" would fight" remarked fifth, member with
curl, brown hair and a determined facet Il would
buri at the stake before would send my children to
mix with c0lorcd children"
as it a wonder that such associations bring about
marriage think it dreadful for these colored chill
lren TO mix with the whites remarked sixth, who
wore a black ostrich feather in her hat
don't believe in deterlorating the race" said a
member with dark hair. who wore brown dress.
Ladies, ladies'" SAID Mira Sparks. gently g." is not
his subject foreign to the purpose OF the meetingI
10 not think We ought to discuss this matter any
urther"
The topic dropped.
Til association will neet again on April ~ Of .
D. m, at No. 81 West Twenty siI,h-st, whom Dr. |
Helen Dpsmore will discuss Diet and its Relation |
o Health and Disease"